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• Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.

• Leicester academic to lead UN session on transport of the future

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/sarah-jane-fox

  University of Leicester’s Dr Sarah Jane Fox will lead a session on sustainable transport at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland this month. The session is part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which is taking place from 27 May until 31 May.

• Our University leads national forum in Azerbaijan

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/our-university-leads-national-forum-in-azerbaijan

  Our University has led a national forum on graduate employability in Baku, Azerbaijan.

• Major European grant for research into rare diseases

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/major-european-grant-for-research-into-rare-diseases

  Our University has joined an international programme of research to improve the diagnosis of rare diseases.

• Liz Hockey

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/liz-hockey

  We are sad to announce that Liz Hockey, Communication Officer within Estates, passed away on 12 May 2020 after a battle with cancer.

• Authorised absences

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/authorised-absences

  The University recognises that a student may require a short absence from their studies depending on their personal circumstances. It’s really important that you talk to your school administrative team or your personal tutor about requesting time away from your studies.

• University Provost discusses proposals for universities to run schools

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-provost-discusses-proposals-for-universities-to-run-schools

  The University’s Provost Professor Mark Peel has written a piece for the Times Educational Supplement discussing the Government’s consultation paper ‘Schools that work for everyone’ – asking whether universities should also be required to run a school.

• Dr Georgina Manning

  https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/georgina-manning

  Dr Georgina Manning, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Now at the University of Wolverhampton as Head of the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Forensic Science.

• Study at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/study-abroad/christchurch

  Find out about how Geology students at the University of Leicester can take part in an exchange degree which involves spending the third year of a four-year MGeol degree at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

• Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth

  A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly from birth.